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545RFE trans tunnel and other questions

The pic above is the K&N kit tubing. That tine os atleast 2 inches to long. It is also a stock pump. I ended up buying the stock elbow right off the throttle body. Is has the fitting. Plan is to build off that hopefully.
 
It isn't flashy but it works. I used a stock throttle body boot. It came with the sensor. Then I found a 4" street elbow sewer pipe which fit the boot. The air cleaner slipped right on (K&N RU-5147). Just need to make a mount to hold it. Battery tray is there for short time support. Also need to mount the oil breather.

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It isn't flashy but it works. I used a stock throttle body boot. It came with the sensor. Then I found a 4" street elbow sewer pipe which fit the boot. The air cleaner slipped right on (K&N RU-5147). Just need to make a mount to hold it. Battery tray is there for short time support. Also need to mount the oil breather.

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That looks pretty good!
 
Is there a tach wire or connection to make the tach work. It is an aftermarket Autometer model.
 
Dave,
Here is a copy of the instructions I was provided from Chris at Hotwire regarding the tach hookup. I ended up tapping into one of my coil pack wires and running that wire to my tach. I then had to program my tach to accept the pulse from the coil to read the correct rpm.
Autometer tech should be able to point you in the right direction.

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-Due to the vast amount of tachometer input requirements, there are no wires in harness to gain a tachometer signal. You will have to contact your tachometer manufacturer and consult them on what they require to gain a tachometer signal on the Gen III Hemis engines. Usually, to keep from confusing there Techinical Assistant, Just tell them you are trying to install there tachometer into your 2005 Dodge Pickup with a 5.7L stock engine
 
MSD makes a tach signal thingy. It goes on the coil wires, the 2 small wires. It's not terribly priced.
 
I bought fittings and hose from Bouchillon for my PS lines. I used the Borgeson gear. Here is a pic. Also, I didn't have any transmission cooling lines so I bought some 3/8" tube from an auto parts store and bent my own. I guess I don't have a good pic of the cooling lines except where they hook up to the radiator.

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Sixpac..... do you have the numbers off the radiator hoses you used?? Thanks in advance!!
 
Sixpac..... do you have the numbers off the radiator hoses you used?? Thanks in advance!!
I used the hoses provided by Buchillon Performance Engineering. Not sure of any numbers on them. The part numbers on the invoice I got from them shows BPE22039G for the upper hose and BPE20609G for the lower hose.
I do remember not liking the way they fit. I think I remember swapping them out between upper and lower and some trimming to make them fit. I know I wasn't happy with them but I guess they don't leak. (yet)
Call Bouchillon at 843 744 6539. Maybe they found some hoses that work better.
 
I used the hoses provided by Buchillon Performance Engineering. Not sure of any numbers on them. The part numbers on the invoice I got from them shows BPE22039G for the upper hose and BPE20609G for the lower hose.
I do remember not liking the way they fit. I think I remember swapping them out between upper and lower and some trimming to make them fit. I know I wasn't happy with them but I guess they don't leak. (yet)
Call Bouchillon at 843 744 6539. Maybe they found some hoses that work better.

OK. Thanks for reply, I'll give em a call
 
Sixpac..... do you have the numbers off the radiator hoses you used?? Thanks in advance!!

Coolant hoses

I hope this works, it is a bookmark to the hoses I used for the upper and lower coolant hoses... I had to cut one down a bit, but it wasn’t terrible!
 
funny
nope , no bookmark. didn't work.
.... when I replied the bookmark became highlighted and worked in my reply...lol.. thank you! I ordered those hoses and will see if they work for me.. Much appreciated
 
funny

.... when I replied the bookmark became highlighted and worked in my reply...lol.. thank you! I ordered those hoses and will see if they work for me.. Much appreciated
Ha ha ha... that’s how my luck works!
 
I fortunately have a Summit Racing up the street and ended up using their custom radiator hoses. The ones you see at the car shows on the racks at the different booths. I bout the 36" along with an additional 2 end fittings. By buying the longer set I was able to make an upper and lower hose and getting the other two adaptors I was able to use them. The additional ends do not come with the dress up caps, but since its the bottom it didn't matter to me.

https://www.summitracing.com/parts/sum-390136-bk/overview/ Kit

https://www.summitracing.com/parts/sum-390003 Adaptors
 
I fortunately have a Summit Racing up the street and ended up using their custom radiator hoses. The ones you see at the car shows on the racks at the different booths. I bout the 36" along with an additional 2 end fittings. By buying the longer set I was able to make an upper and lower hose and getting the other two adaptors I was able to use them. The additional ends do not come with the dress up caps, but since its the bottom it didn't matter to me.

https://www.summitracing.com/parts/sum-390136-bk/overview/ Kit

https://www.summitracing.com/parts/sum-390003 Adaptors


I looked at those..... How do they look installed?
I was afraid they may look cheesy?!?
Being able to bend/form them would be a huge benefit thou!!
Thanks for info!
 
I bought the Bouchillon hoses and to me they just didn't seem to fit right and didn't want to cut them all up and have a pile of rubber on the ground and still need hoses. The right pic you can kind of see the lower between the trans lines.

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I bought the Bouchillon hoses and to me they just didn't seem to fit right and didn't want to cut them all up and have a pile of rubber on the ground and still need hoses. The right pic you can kind of see the lower between the trans lines.

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Looks Great!.. Thanks for sharing.
Will share pics of whatever I end up with
Thanks again!
 
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